To gamble on something 下賭注
Do you like to take chances?
今日小常識(shí)
A casino is a place where you can gamble for money. The Venetian Macao is one of the world's biggest casinos. It was built in Macau, China, in 2007. It has 40 floors, and some claim it's the sixth-largest building in the world by floor area.
賭場(chǎng)是人們賭錢(qián)的地方。澳門(mén)的威尼斯人度假村酒店是世界上最大的賭場(chǎng)之一。它于2007年在中國(guó)澳門(mén)建成，有40層樓面，據(jù)稱(chēng)，這個(gè)賭場(chǎng)就其樓層面積而言是世界上第六大建筑。
今日短語(yǔ)
在什么事情上下賭注在英語(yǔ)里就是 gamble on something, 雖然很冒險(xiǎn)，但下注者希望風(fēng)險(xiǎn)能帶來(lái)收益。
例句
Don't gamble on the weather being good for your party. I know you want a barbeque, but it could rain. I'd book a venue with a covered area.
I took a gamble on employing John, but it's turned out that he's great for our team.
請(qǐng)注意
英語(yǔ)里的 to gamble something away 意思是全部賭光了，輸?shù)靡桓啥簟way 表示全部丟失了。
Tina gambled all of her money away by playing the lottery.
